Which to use
“montés” is an adjective and “montrées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,807
- “montés” frequency rank
- #30,269
- “montrées” frequency rank
- 42076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montés | montrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de monté. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montés and montrées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. montés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against montrées's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses montés with montrées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: montés is \mɔ̃.te\ while montrées is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montés is recorded at frequency rank #11,807, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.te\. montrées is at rank #30,269, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42076, this pair ranks #228,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montés vs montrées
Shared letters: mnosté. Private to "montés": -. Private to "montrées": er.
"montés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "montrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "montés" for "montrées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "montés" vs "montrées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "montés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montés" and "montrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montrées vs Montreux". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #228,407 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.